COVID-19
Update: We have received word from Green River that they will be fully open starting
the weekend of May 29/30th, which means there will be no restrictions on the Spring Bootleg Star Party other than the standing Phase 3 guidelines in Illinois
as found here:https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/restore-illinois-phase-3

Send in your registration
forms, as early registration ends this upcoming Saturday, May 30th (especially
for t-shirt orders)!!

2020 Bootleg Fall Star
Party - September 17th-20th!

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The Bootleg Star Party
Registration Form is available HERE
(pre-registration deadline is May 30th)

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*** Due to the number of people
doing imaging at the Bootleg Star Parties, Bootleg Management is indicating that
Green Lasers will not be permitted starting one hour after sunset ***

June
solstice
at 21:45 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest
north of the celestial equator marking the start of summer in
the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
• June
Solstice (Wikipedia)
• Equinoxes
and Solstices from Space (NASA)

Zodiacal
Light
is caused by sunlight reflected off meteoric dust in the plane
of the solar system. Choose a clear, moonless night, about 1-2
hours after sunset, and look for a large triangular-shaped glow
extending up from the horizon (along the ecliptic). The best
months to view the Zodiacal Light is when the ecliptic is almost
vertical at the horizon: March and April (evening) and
October-November (morning); times reversed for the southern
hemisphere.
• Zodiacal
Light (Wikipedia)
• Astronomy
Picture of the Day (APOD)
• Photographing
the Zodiacal Light (Weatherscapes)